Italy condemns hospital security over fentanyl theft
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80 ampoules of the powerful painkiller Fentanyl have been stolen from a hospital in Rome – enough to produce up to 20,000 doses for illegal consumption.The strong painkiller is considered extremely dangerous and causes tens of thousands of deaths from overdose every year.The ampoules were taken from the Israelitian hospital.According to the government, a large amount of doses for illegal consumption can be produced from it.When the the theft too…
The theft of fentanyl ampoules was reported on Friday, July 3rd by the Roman daily "Il Messaggero." It reported that the drug was stored in a hospital safe. Police believe the theft was commissioned by drug gangs. Interestingly, no signs of forced entry were found on the safe, suggesting that it was opened by someone with access. Italian authorities are warning that up to 20,000 street doses of the drug could be made from eighty ampoules of the …
Italian police suspect it was a planned theft. The drug could have been sold on the black market.
The hospital was placed under investigation.
80 doses of fentanyl were stolen from the Israelite Hospital in Rome. On June 24th, she was responsible for the pharmacy that showed up at the Trullo Carabinieri station denouncing theft against the unknown. The investigations immediately took place, triggering a strong alarm at Palazzo Chigi where in the early afternoon the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council, Alfredo Mantovano, presided an emergency meeting. Among those present, re…
80 ampoules of fentanyl have been removed from the pharmacy of the Israelite hospital in Rome, a sufficient quantity to pack up to about 20 thousand doses intended for illicit consumption. The episode has raised...
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